Scott beats Marchand to World Cup 200m free title

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Great Britain's Duncan Scott bushed France's aggregate satellite and Olympic champion Leon Marchand into 2nd spot successful the men's 200m freestyle connected the last time of the abbreviated people World Cup lawsuit successful Singapore.

The 27-year-old Scot, who had finished 2nd down Marchand, 22, successful the 200m medley connected Friday, added a 2nd rubric of the gathering aft besides winning the men's 400m freestyle successful a caller British grounds time.

He won Saturday's 200m freestyle successful 1 infinitesimal 39.83 seconds, 1.08 secs up of Marchand, portion China's Pan Zhanle was third.

Scott's results successful the 3rd and last lawsuit of the bid moves him up to 3rd spot successful the men's wide standings.

Marchand, who won 4 golden medals astatine the Paris Olympics during the summer, did capable to beryllium crowned the men's wide champion.

Switzerland's Noe Ponti was 2nd wide aft closing his championships with triumph successful the men's 50m butterfly.

America's Kate Douglass, 22, took the women's wide rubric aft winning the 100m freestyle successful Saturday's finale, portion compatriot Regan Smith was 2nd aft triumph successful the women's 200m backstroke successful a caller satellite grounds clip of 1:58.83.

Smith, besides 22, besides lowered her ain satellite grounds successful winning the 100m backstroke earlier successful the meeting.

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